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Week 10

This post marks the end of the Jack Skellington project. Because the project deadline is tomorrow, this post serves as a synopsis of the results of this group's efforts. Jack's body (the skeleton) was constructed and adhered to the pedestal that will hold the box containing Jack's head. The box was also constructed that will house the scissor jack and Jack's head. The expected arrival date of Jack's suit was Friday, two days past the project deadline. As a result, the group had to compromise and purchase a black cloth to dress Jack's body. Jack's body and pedestal The code that will control the movement of Jack's jaw and the elevation of his head was finalized; in addition, the circuit board that allows the code on the Arduino board to control the motors and LEDs was completed. In order to make the code operational, it had to be worked on in snippets. The code controlling the servo motor had to be written apart from the code that controlled the s...